July 5, 2023 5:04 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A 40-year-old killed one man in a house before fatally shooting four others on the streets of a Philadelphia neighborhood, then surrendering along with a rifle, a pistol, extra magazines, a police scanner and a bulletproof vest, police said. A 2-year-old boy and a 13-year-old were also wounded in the Monday night violence that made the working-class area of Kingsessing the site of the nation’s worst violence around the July 4 holiday. The shooter fired at police in a pursuit for several blocks, and when they caught up, the suspect surrendered in an alley, Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said at a news conference. The shooter had no connection to the victims before the shooting, she said.
July 5, 2023 5:03 am
The State Police fire marshal is investigating a house fire early Wednesday morning in Buffalo Township. Washington County 9-1-1 dispatchers say it broke out just before 2 a.m. in the 100-block of Hathaway Road. Initial reports were that flames were showing from the home when firefighters arrived. No other information is being released at this time.
July 5, 2023 5:00 am
CANONSBURG, Pa. — (WPXI) – The Canonsburg Fourth of July parade is now at the center of a political disagreement. Republican leaders claim they could not walk in the parade for political reasons. But according to Fred Terling, the Vice-Chair of the Canonsburg Fourth of July Committee, that’s not the organizers’ motivation. “We’re not a political body. We’re a parade. We’re entertainment,” Terling said. “State Senator Cam Bartolotta was barred from the parade. Congressman Guy Reschenthaler was barred from the parade,” said Sean Logue, the Washington County Republican Party Chairman. According to Terling, only Canonsburg Mayor David Rhome and Council President Eric Chandler were permitted to walk in the parade. Parade organizers updated their bylaws in 2021. A copy of the bylaws states, “The only politicians that will be invited to participate in the 4th of July Parade will be the Mayor and Council members of Canonsburg.”Terling said this new policy has not been an issue in the last two years. But now, Washington County Republicans are taking issue with the change. “It’s not fair whatsoever,” said Logue. “It’s not stopping who wins. People were allowed to march for the last 40 years, doesn’t matter what your party is. If you’re an officeholder you’re allowed to march. All of a sudden, once us Republicans have gained control of local county offices, they changed the rules in order to fix the parade route.” According to Terling, the reason for the bylaw change is to better protect the organization’s nonprofit status. “The IRS code, to hold our 501(c)(3) standing, that’s important for us to keep that as a nonprofit, states very distinctly, ‘No political campaigning in the parade,’” Terling explained. Otherwise, according to Terling, his organization could be subject to 60 years of back taxes.
July 4, 2023 5:24 pm
(AP) – The planet’s temperature spiked on Tuesday to its hottest day in at least 44 years and likely much longer. Wednesday could become the third straight day that global temperatures unofficially hit a record-breaking high. The numbers from the University of Maine’s Climate Reanalyzer project come on top of months of record warmth in the North Atlantic, record low sea ice in Antarctica, and a strengthening El Nino. Temperatures in cities across the globe are setting high marks for heat, and Wednesday’s forecast shows little relief ahead. Higher temperatures translate into brutal conditions for people all over the world.
July 4, 2023 9:18 am
LONDON (AP) — Meta is poised to launch a new app that appears to mimic Twitter, marking a direct challenge to the social media platform owned by billionaire Elon Musk. A listing for the app, called Threads, appeared on Apple’s App Store, indicating it would debut as early as Thursday. It’s billed as a “text-based conversation app” that’s linked to Instagram. The listing teases a Twitter-like microblogging experience. Instagram users will be able to keep their user names and follow the same accounts on the new app. Threads could be the latest headache for Musk, who has faced backlash over new daily limits on the number of tweets that users can read.
July 4, 2023 9:16 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The reprieve is over. Just as the American economy is struggling with high inflation and interest rates, the coming resumption of student loan payments poses yet another potential challenge. The restart of those payments will force many people to start paying hundreds of dollars in loans each month — money they had been spending elsewhere for the past three years. Their pullback in spending on goods and services won’t likely make a serious dent in the $26 trillion U.S. economy, the world’s largest. Any pain instead will likely be concentrated in a few industries, notably e-commerce companies, bars and restaurants and some major retailers.
July 4, 2023 9:13 am
The Russian military says it has fended off a Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow that prompted authorities to briefly close one of the city’s airports. Ukrainian authorities didn’t claim responsibility for the raid. Tuesday’s attack, which follows previous similar raids on the Russian capital, comes after a mutiny launched by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, which saw his Wagner troops approach Moscow in the biggest challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin in more than two decades. The Russian Defense Ministry said in the new incident four drones were downed by air defenses on the outskirts of Moscow and one was jammed and forced down. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said there were no casualties or damage.
July 4, 2023 9:12 am
JENIN, West Bank (AP) — A Palestinian man drove his car into a crowded bus stop in Tel Aviv and then began stabbing people, wounding eight. The attack was praised by the Islamist militant group Hamas as a response to Israel’s ongoing military operation in the occupied West Bank. Police chief Kobi Shabtai told reporters at the scene that an armed civilian shot and killed the assailant. The attack came as Israeli troops pressed ahead with their hunt for Palestinian militants and weapons in a refugee camp. Thousands of residents have fled to safety. The two-day Palestinian death toll rose to 10. The large-scale raid of the Jenin camp is one of the most intense military operations in the occupied West Bank in nearly two decades.
July 4, 2023 4:19 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police say a gunman in a bulletproof vest has opened fire on the streets of Philadelphia, killing five people and wounding two boys before he surrendered to responding officers. The shootings took place over several city blocks, and dozens of spent shell casings were found. No connection was immediately known between the victims and the shooter. Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said at a news conference Monday night that the gunman had an “AR-type” rifle, multiple magazines, a handgun and a police scanner. The violence marks the country’s 29th mass killing in 2023, according to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University. That’s the highest on record.
July 4, 2023 4:14 am
PITTSBURGH —(WPXI)-Sheetz will celebrate the Fourth of July by offering all grades of gas for $1.776 a gallon.This limited-time promotion will begin at 12:01 a.m. on July 4 and will last all day, or while promotional gallons last. The discounted price will apply to regular, E85 (flex fuel), Unleaded 88, mid-grade and premium fuel grades at all of Sheetz locations in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.It will not apply to diesel or Ethanol Free (E0) fuel. The price commemorates the year 1776, when the Declaration of Independence was signed.
